Here Are The 10 Highest Grossing Video Games Ever*

Bethesda's blockbuster hit, "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim."Courtesy of Bethesda Game Studios*Correction: An earlier version of this story failed to cite Digital Battle, a gaming website that worked hard to compile this data, which we used in this post. We apologize to Digital Battle for our mistake.

Many video games have been outgrossing Hollywood blockbusters recently.

Take "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim," for example. That video game is to gamers as "Batman and Robin" is to movie fans. Both were highly anticipated sequels that spent a very long time in production. Yet the Joel Schumacher-directed film only grossed $107 million total, while the Bethesda Studio's video game hit an all-time high. Within the first week of its debut, it was reported that "Skyrim" grossed a whopping $450 million!

With video games breaking into the mainstream, it's become clear that they are as, if not more, profitable than Hollywood blockbusters. More importantly, video games are more convenient and accessible as they can be played on multiple processors, are cheaper in the long run, and can be customized according to the viewer's taste.

So with Skyrim's success in mind, here are the highest-grossing video games, according to Digital Battle.